Sentences with phrase «owned by multinational»

Although small firms can do much of what big firms do and at lower cost, the big firms are great at a number of services that smaller firms can not do, multinational mergers for one, but to do that work they do not have to become partly or largely owned by multinational behemoths.

but the ebook market is still tiny, so any discounts would be dependent on the relative power of the companies selling physical books — and indeed other things since the big six publishers are owned by multinational parent companies who sell lots of other things via these stores.

Australian food manufacturers, most owned by multinational companies, have increasingly sourced fruit and vegetables from overseas or moved production to more efficient

The same goes for Shock Top, a brand that is 100 percent owned by Anheuser - Bush InBev, and several others that are owned by a multinational brewing and beverage company.

Franco - Italian group Eurosam, owned by the multinational European missile maker MBDA and France's Thales, came second in the tender.

As an academic field, economics is owned by multinationals, hedge funds, Wall Street and the like.

Local homestays, «taster classes» in things like cookery and crafts, and a move away from huge faceless hotels owned by multinationals will ensure the tourist pound or dollar goes back into the community, as well as giving travellers richer experiences.

Not exact matches

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Bill Child Chairman, R.C. Willey Home Furnishings (a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway) Topic: «How to Build a Business Warren Buffett Would Buy: The R.C. Willey Story» 9:40 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Robert Hagstrom Author and Portfolio Mgr, Legg Mason Growth Trust Topic: «Go Big: The Investment Case for US Multinationals» 10:50 a.m. — 11:50 p.m. Chuck Akre Managing Member and CEO Akre Capital Topic: «Finding Outstanding Investments» 11:50 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. Networking Lunch - Executive Deli Sandwiches in the atrium Sponsored by Morningstar 12:50 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. Pat Dorsey Author, Director of Research - Sanibel Captiva Trust Topic: «10 Years, 100 Analysts and 2,000 Stocks: Learning From Experience» 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Tom Russo Partner, Gardner Russo & Gardner Topic: «Global Value Equity Investing»

Today at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, Vital Voices Global Partnership and WeConnect announced a commitment with 21 partners, including 14 multinationals, to source $ 1.5 billion globally from women - owned businesses by 2018.

The result was the rapid buying up of stations by large networks, which made possible the centralization of power in the hands of only a few multinational corporations who now own every part of the broadcasting system — radio, TV, cable, and satellite.

But to have the computer lines and terminals, specialists in image analysis, specialists in food production, geology, land management, ocean ecology, investment specialists, and, finally, to own the worldwide satellite facilities to move the information instantly — such capability can be achieved only by very large, multinational corporations.

Fonterra is a multinational dairy company owned by 11,000 New Zealand dairy farmers.

Arla Foods» status as a multinational farmer - owned dairy company has been reinforced by its EGM Walhorn merger taking on the Netherlands.

The Fairtrade mark is a seal of approval that indicates that in the opinion of the Fairtrade Organization, the small - scale producers of the food product in question have been paid a reasonable price by the multinationals which process the food into their own products.

They are motivated by the unlimited fury of the west when a third world leader exerts control over multinational corporations and directs resources towards their own people.

[It's] so popular, in fact, that it's now challenging global payment systems like Visa who've been forced to adapt by creating their own [rival] system here,» Opoti says, referring to the multinational's new mVisa service.

At N.C. Connections Academy, owned by the British multinational corporation Pearson PLC, the school reported a total of 351 students dropping out of the online school program in the first three months, or almost 20 percent of total enrollment in the school during that time period.

I am so tired of hearing how Amazon is picking on Hachette and that is David vs Goliath as though Hachetter were some mom - and - pop corner store instead of a large multinational corporation owned by Lagardère Group which is one of the world's largest trade publishers.

Rakuten, the Japanese multinational conglomerate which owns Kobo, says the deal should be completed by the end of January, subject to German regulatory approval, and Tolino will remain as the operation's brand in Germany.

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Bill Child Chairman, R.C. Willey Home Furnishings (a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway) Topic: «How to Build a Business Warren Buffett Would Buy: The R.C. Willey Story» 9:40 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Robert Hagstrom Author and Portfolio Mgr, Legg Mason Growth Trust Topic: «Go Big: The Investment Case for US Multinationals» 10:50 a.m. — 11:50 p.m. Chuck Akre Managing Member and CEO Akre Capital Topic: «Finding Outstanding Investments» 11:50 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. Networking Lunch - Executive Deli Sandwiches in the atrium Sponsored by Morningstar 12:50 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. Pat Dorsey Author, Director of Research - Sanibel Captiva Trust Topic: «10 Years, 100 Analysts and 2,000 Stocks: Learning From Experience» 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Tom Russo Partner, Gardner Russo & Gardner Topic: «Global Value Equity Investing»

You've almost certainly heard of Banfield Pet Hospital, a huge chain of more than 770 pet hospitals owned by the massive multinational conglomerate Mars... and you may have even taken your dog there.

Resortin is an antibiotic ointment and is used commonly for anal gland infections; also there is no reason why taking Major to Banfield would make him suffer, all their Veterinarians are qualified and licensed and it is owned by a large multinational corporation.

It was controlled at the top by multinational such as the Belize Estate and Produce Company, which controlled the marketing and owned most of the plantations in the country.

As well as attracting representatives of big multinationals seeking a stronger relationship with their customers, the event offered plenty of evidence that even the smallest of firms can achieve a big impact by creating its own blog.

Oil and gas multinational Statoil and Masdar, the Abu Dhabi - headquartered sustainability advancement group backed by the United Arab Emirates government, own 75 % and 25 % stakes in Hywind respectively.

The complex of five 800 megawatt plants will cost $ 4.14 billion to build and be owned and operated by Tata Power Company Limited, a scion of India's largest multinational corporation, the Tata Group.

Vision of fortunes to be made by transitioning print content to an array of digital formats, led to the consolidation of an industry that characterized by scores of smallish family owned businesses, to one dominated by three or four multinationals with high profile corporate brands.

-- a flag waving, «more Canadian than thou», company based in Ontario, — a quiet low key gentlemanly Canadian business based in New Brunswick, — a profitable provincial crown corporation based in Quebec, — a righteous free service owned by the law societies and operated out of a university technology think tank, — an Anglo Dutch multinational with deep Canadian online roots, and — a Canadian controlled multinational with its executive based in the United States.

Generali Global Assistance is proudly owned by Europ Assistance Holding, a division of the multinational Generali Group, which for over 185 years has created a presence in 60 countries with over 76,000 employees.

We are retained by a diverse group of clients including - multinational corporations, entrepreneurial businesses, private equity firms and family - owned organisations.

I have taken over such positions in local, multinational and international companies and finally after getting my MBA degree, I decided to establish my own private business as a business consultant relying on my previous experience and supported by my MBA degree.